Reading Room

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God….” – II Timothy 2:15

“The time for thinkers has come.” – Mary Baker Eddy

The spiritual answers you’ve been seeking can be found in our Reading Room, located in downtown Bellingham. You will gain inspiration and peace from the resources this bookstore and library offers for study, to purchase or borrow.

Among the items available for purchase or study are:

Various editions of The Bible, in several languages, and Bible reference books

Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures, in several languages, and other writings by the founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy

Weekly and monthly Christian Science publications, with inspiring, problem-solving articles and thousands of authenticated accounts of healing covering a myriad of topics

A church member is always on duty to answer questions and guide you in your exploration.

Reading Room location:

118 Grand Avenue (downtown Bellingham)

Summer Hours:

Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

This Week’s Bible Lesson

Jan. 14-20: “Life.”

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Golden Text; “…my life is safe, and I will live to tell what the Lord has done.” (Psalms 118:17)

Through powerful Bible stories and related passages from the Christian Science textbook*, this inspiring Bible Lesson strengthens our faith and conviction that God, Spirit, is the only Life. Like a river of water in a dry land, Life, God, nourishes, refreshes, and supplies all good to our lives.

“My soul thirtieth for God, for the living God: … the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.” (Psalms 42: 2, 8.)

“The sharp experiences of belief in the supposititious life of matter, as well as our disappointments and ceaseless woes, turn us like tired children to the arms of divine Love. Then we begin to learn Life in divine Science.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 310:11.)

You and your family are also welcome to join us at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, where you can hear this powerful lesson read, along with hymns and a sacred solo. Your children are always welcome in our Sunday School, where they will love discussing the Bible stories contained in the Lesson and related passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health. Your smaller children will receive loving care in our Children’s Room.

Come join us on Sunday, or at our 7:30 p.m. Wednesday testimony meeting. You are most welcome.

What’s New?

Want to learn more about Christian Science? Attend a free talk in our area, or online. Here are some upcoming talks on Christian Science, and how it can bring peace and healing to your life. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, 11:00 a.m. An online web talk: “Christian Science: What It Is and How It Heals,” by […]

A Spiritual Thanksgiving Feast. You are warmly invited to join us for our one-hour Thanksgiving Day service: Thursday, November 22 – 10:00 a.m. Hymns of gratitude and praise Readings of hope and gratitude from the Christian Science Pastor: the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. A sacred […]

Check Out Our Newly Remodeled Reading Room. We haven’t moved — still at 118 Grand Avenue in downtown Bellingham. But we have a fresh new look. Fresh paint. New furniture. Redesigned windows and displays. New materials to read and study. All the resources you need to support your prayerful work. And a comfortable, quiet place to […]

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Welcome to First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Have you ever wondered if there really is a God, one who is willing or able to play a role in your life?

You can find the answers you yearn for, and the loving, caring God that Christ Jesus called "Father." Christian Science shows that feeling the peace of God's loving, all-powerful presence is possible now. It shows us that the understanding of God that heals all our challenges is not a secret recipe available only in Biblical times, but a demonstrable science that all can practice and use in daily life.

Our church is one of the many worldwide branches of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy.

Our Pastor

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